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Artist Gets Laughs by Doing Simple Things the Hard Way

Joseph Herscher’s special form of mechanical humor, in a video called The Creamed Egg, reaches it's end goal - making people laugh

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Annie Leibovitz discusses 'Pilgrimage,' an exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

Annie Leibovitz Takes New Path in 'Pilgrimage'

Photographer, known for her photos of celebrities, spent two years taking pictures without any people in them

A replica of the Amistad sails past Manhattan in New York Harbor.

Slavery Saga Lives On in Connecticut

Story of Amistad slave ship is told in northern museum

"Angry Brides" graphic

In Facebook Game, Indian Women Reject Dowry

'Angry Brides' draws renewed attention to illegal practice of dowry, which is often abused by families that make excess demands

Ms Magazine cover

Ms. Magazine Celebrates 40th Anniversary

In 1972, feminist periodical promised to offer readers a forum to connect to nascent women's movement

Native American artist David Boxley, from the Tsimshian tribe in Alaska, works on one of the totem poles with his son that they have created, at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, Jan. 2012.

Totem Pole Art Preserves Native American Culture

One Tsimshian tribesman has dedicated his life to keeping his native culture alive

'Make Chai, Not War' Showcase Brings Stand-Up Comedy to India

Three Indian-Americans use comedy to promote religious tolerance, break down prejudices and make people laugh.

A screen capture of the Slate Afrique website

Paris-Based Slate Afrique Celebrates 1st Anniversary

Publication is French-language spinoff of popular Internet magazine Slate.com

The art work "Fragments" (2005) of Ai Weiwei, (File).

Work by Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Coming to Washington

The Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery will display Ai's piece 'Fragments.' It has never been shown in the US, will be exhibited for a year

The exhibit, 'Two Hundred Selected Masterpieces from the Palace Museum, Beijing,' will be on display at the Tokyo National Museum January 2- February 19, 2012

Japanese Exhibit of China's Priceless Art Marks Anniversary of Relations

Exhibits selected from almost two million pieces in Beijing's Palace Museum, will be on display in Japan until February 19